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The Wrong Man (James Bishop #1)
by Jason DeanThe fantastic debut novel from Jason Dean.Nine hundred and seventy three days.Thinking. Planning. Waiting for the perfect moment.Former Marine James Bishop will only have one opportunity to make his prison break. And one chance to prove that he isn't responsible for the murders that put him inside.Three years ago Bishop was the leader of an elite close protection team hired to protect a millionaire and his daughter. After being attacked, Bishop regained consciousness to find seven bodies strewn throughout the millionaire's Long Island mansion - including those of his two charges - and a mountain of evidence guaranteed to send him down for murder.But to find out who set him up and why, Bishop needs to be free. And now the time has come to make his move.Prepare yourself for the most exciting debut thriller of the year...(P)2012 Headline Digital
The Wrong Man (James Bishop 1)
by Jason DeanThe fantastic debut novel from Jason Dean.Nine hundred and seventy three days.Thinking. Planning. Waiting for the perfect moment.Former Marine James Bishop will only have one opportunity to make his prison break. And one chance to prove that he isn't responsible for the murders that put him inside.Three years ago Bishop was the leader of an elite close protection team hired to protect a millionaire and his daughter. After being attacked, Bishop regained consciousness to find seven bodies strewn throughout the millionaire's Long Island mansion - including those of his two charges - and a mountain of evidence guaranteed to send him down for murder.But to find out who set him up and why, Bishop needs to be free. And now the time has come to make his move.Prepare yourself for the most exciting debut thriller of the year...
The Wrong Man (John Bailey #5)
by Tim AyliffeThe fifth novel in the John Bailey thriller series. Bailey is trying to solve two murders, ten years apart – unfinished business from his former flame Sharon Dexter. But will it cost him his life? When Sydney socialite Tottie Evans is found dead at a house in Palm Beach, Detective Holly Sutton is called in to investigate. She immediately suspects the boyfriend, a millionaire property developer and ex-mercenary soldier, who refuses to cooperate with police. Across the city, old-school reporter John Bailey – still haunted by the death of his girlfriend, former cop Sharon Dexter – gets a call about a break-in. It leads to the unearthing of an old case file on a murder at the men-only Sydney Club that Dexter had been pursuing a decade earlier. Her notes reveal a link between that murder and the killing of Tottie Evans. Suddenly, John Bailey and Holly Sutton have the same mission. And for Bailey, this is a chance to finish a job for the woman who saved his life. The only problem: a serial killer is already serving a life sentence for the Sydney Club murder.
The Wrong Man (Ted Stratton #3)
by Laura WilsonInspector Ted Stratton returns in a mystery based on real events—from the award-winning author of An Empty Death. “An exceptional talent.” —Laura LippmanIt’s 1950s London. Beautiful Diana Calthrop, last seen breaking hearts in Laura Wilson’s The Innocent Spy as an icily daring MI5 operative in the finest couture, is looking a little tarnished, her famously catastrophic taste in men catching up at last. On the plus side, she has once again bumped into Inspector Ted Stratton, that sturdy, straightforward copper. Could he be her rescuer? First he’d have to rescue himself, and that’s a long shot: With his wife dead and his children distant, Stratton’s nursing his own depression like an old war wound. And while London never lacks for crime, there’s one crime in particular—one ghastly series of them—that Stratton just can’t shake.The Wrong Man is rooted in a real-life case, which has been dramatized several times, most successfully in the chilling 1971 film 10 Rillington Place, starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt.The book was originally published in the UK as A Capital Crime.Praise for the Inspector Stratton series“Historical crime fiction at its best.” —The Guardian“Wilson is as adroit at the straightforward mechanics of the crime mystery as she is at evocative prose shot through with a keen sense of the past.” —Independent“Outstanding . . . Wilson convincingly evokes what it was like to sleep in a bomb shelter or stumble through shattered London streets in the dark. The characters are convincing, too.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Wrong Man: A Novel of Suspense
by Kate WhiteShe wanted to be more daring, but one small risk is about to cost her everything--maybe even her life.Bold and adventurous in her work as owner of one of Manhattan's boutique interior design firms, Kit Finn couldn't be tamer in her personal life. While on vacation in the Florida Keys, Kit resolves to do something risky for once. When she literally bumps into a charming stranger at her hotel, she decides to make good on her promise and act on her attraction.But back in New York, when Kit arrives at his luxury apartment ready to pick up where they left off in the Keys, she doesn't recognize the man standing on the other side of the door.Was this a cruel joke or part of something truly sinister? Kit soon realizes that she's been thrown into a treacherous plot, which is both deeper and deadlier than she could have ever imagined. Now the only way to protect herself, her business, and the people she loves is to find out the true identity of the man who has turned her life upside down.Adrenaline-charged and filled with harrowing twists at every turn, The Wrong Man will keep readers riveted until the final page.
The Wrong Mother
by Charlotte DuckworthOne mother on the run.A safe place to hide.But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?(P)2022 Quercus Editions LimitedBut is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?HEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Mother
by Sophie HannahA chilling, compulsively readable novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Dead Lie Down and The Other Woman’s House Sally Thorning is watching the news with her husband one night when she hears an unexpected name—Mark Bretherick. It’s a name she shouldn’t know, but last year after a business trip canceled at the last minute, Sally treated herself to a secret vacation—away from her hectic family life—and met a man. After their brief affair, the two planned to never meet again. All the details are the same: his job, where he lives, his wife Geraldine and daughter Lucy. But the photograph on the news is not the man Sally knew. And now Geraldine and Lucy are dead. The third book in Sophie Hannah’s acclaimed Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Wrong Mother delivers white knuckle suspense and Hannah’s trademark plot twists, and is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Ruth Rendell. .
The Wrong Mother: the heart-pounding and gripping thriller of motherhood, secrets and betrayal
by Charlotte Duckworth'Full of pace, suspense and intrigue' L V MATTHEWSOne mother on the run. A safe place to hide. But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?But is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?'Pulse-pounding' LOUISE MUMFORD'The perfect thriller' EMILY FREUDHEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Mother: the heart-pounding and gripping thriller of motherhood, secrets and betrayal
by Charlotte Duckworth'Full of pace, suspense and intrigue' L V MATTHEWSOne mother on the run. A safe place to hide. But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?But is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?'Pulse-pounding' LOUISE MUMFORD'The perfect thriller' EMILY FREUDHEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Move
by Jennifer SavinYOU THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT FLAT...When Jessie moves into a flatshare at Maver Place, she’s finally found a decent place to live.And when she’s befriended by fellow tenants Lauren and Sofie, she’s got great flatmates to share it with.You think she’s safe. You think she can trust these people. You’re wrong.When you flatshare, how well do you really know the people that you're living with?A dark, twisty domestic thriller about the perfect flatshare gone wrong for fans of Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door and Louise Candlish's Our House.
The Wrong Murder (The John J. Malone Mysteries #3)
by Craig RiceA cynical Chicago attorney butts heads with a beautiful killer socialite—from &“the Dorothy Parker of detective fiction&” (William Ruehlmann). Press agent Jake Justus doesn&’t care if all of Chicago drops dead. He&’s just tied the knot with debutante Helene Brand, and a Bermuda honeymoon is only three in-flight martinis away. But the shooting death of a man in broad daylight, on the busiest shopping day of the year, with plenty of witnesses, is particularly ill timed. Jake&’s pal, attorney John J. Malone, agrees. Only a day before, wedding guest Mona McClane, notorious jetsetter and tipsy big-game hunter, bet the two men she could bag an innocent stranger and they&’d never be able to prove a thing. Then Malone discovers that the victim wasn&’t so innocent. Any number of people wanted him dead. And if Mona is only one of them, Malone&’s wagering there&’s much more to this murder than just the thrill of getting away with it. The first mystery writer to ever make the cover of Time magazine, Craig Rice was known for her fizzy cocktails of hard-boiled noir and screwball comedy, prompting the New York Times to ask: &“Why can&’t all murders be as funny as those concocted by Craig Rice?&”
The Wrong Number (Fear Street #5)
by R.L. StineIt begins as an innocent prank: Deena Martinson and her best friend, Jade Smith, make sexy phone calls to the boys from school. But Deena’s half-brother, Chuck, catches them in the act and threatens to tell their parents—unless the girls let him in on the fun. Chuck begins making random calls, threatening anyone who answers. It’s dangerous and exciting. The teens are even enjoying the publicity and the uproar they’ve caused. Until Chuck calls a number on Fear Street.
The Wrong Quarry
by Max Allan CollinsA HIT. AND A MISS. Quarry doesn't kill just anybody these days. He restricts himself to targeting other hitmen, availing his marked-for-death clients of two services: eliminating the killers sent after them, and finding out who hired them...and then removing that problem as well. So far he's rid of the world of nobody who would be missed. But this time he finds himself zeroing in on the grieving family of a missing cheerleader. Does the hitman's hitman have the wrong quarry in his sights?
The Wrong Rite
by Alisa CraigIt was a dark and stormy night. A filthy night to be robbing a corpse. Particularly a corpse of one's own dispatching. One did wish this beastly rain would quit dripping down inside one's collar. One was not nervous, exactly. It was unlikely that the gendarmerie would be so tactless as to come poking around the alley behind Madame Fifine's high-class bawdy house, for surely she must pay them well. There was, however, the possibility of being accosted by some other person of less elevated principles. One did not want to be mugged and robbed oneself, not after all the bother one had gone to.
The Wrong Rite (The Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries #5)
by Charlotte MacLeodA Canadian Mountie and his family take a trip to Wales where ancient rituals prove deadly—from an author &“in the top rank of modern mystery fiction&” (Elizabeth Peters). For mounted policeman Madoc Rhys and his wife, Janet, the pains of traveling with an infant are worth taking young Dorothy to Wales for Great-Uncle Sir Caradoc&’s ninetieth birthday. Along with every other member of the Rhys clan, they make the pilgrimage to the ancestral pile, to enjoy a few days of drinks, dinner, and—as it turns out—demonic sacrifices. On their first morning at the family manor, Madoc stumbles upon a concussed shepherd and a dismembered ram. It appears to be a botched attempt at an ancient rite, executed by one of those Welshmen who still carry a torch for the religion of the druids. For a spot of fun, the Rhys family decides to stage its own ritual—recreating the fertility ceremony of the Beltane bonfires. But when the flames turn a member of his family into a fireball, Madoc springs to action. Even five thousand miles from Canada, a Mountie always gets his man.
The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel #19)
by Michael Connelly<P>Detective Harry Bosch must track down someone who may never have existed in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. <P>Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves. <P>Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. When he was young, he had a relationship with a Mexican girl, his great love. But soon after becoming pregnant, she disappeared. Did she have the baby? And if so, what happened to it? <P>Desperate to know whether he has an heir, the dying magnate hires Bosch, the only person he can trust. With such a vast fortune at stake, Harry realizes that his mission could be risky not only for himself but for the one he's seeking. But as he begins to uncover the haunting story--and finds uncanny links to his own past--he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth. <P>At the same time, unable to leave cop work behind completely, he volunteers as an investigator for a tiny cash-strapped police department and finds himself tracking a serial rapist who is one of the most baffling and dangerous foes he has ever faced. <P>Swift, unpredictable, and thrilling, The Wrong Side of Goodbye shows that Michael Connelly "continues to amaze with his consistent skill and sizzle" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch Series #19)
by Michael ConnellyOnly Harry Bosch can uncover LA's darkest secrets in this new gripping thriller from global bestseller Michael Connelly. Read by Titus Welliver, star of BOSCH.'What do you want me to do?' Bosch asked again.'I want you to find someone for me,' Vance said. 'Someone who might not have ever existed.'Harry Bosch is working as a part-time detective in the town of San Fernando outside of Los Angeles, when he gets the invitation to meet with the ageing aviation billionaire Whitney Vance. When he was eighteen Vance had a relationship with a Mexican girl called Vibiana Duarte, but soon after becoming pregnant she disappeared.Now, as he reaches the end of his life, Vance wants to know what happened to Vibiana and whether there is an heir to his vast fortune. And Bosch is the only person he trusts to undertake the assignment.Harry's aware that with such sums of money involved, this could be a dangerous undertaking - not just for himself, but for the person he's looking for - but as he begins to uncover Vibiana's tragic story, and finds uncanny links to his own past, he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth.(p) 2016 Hachette Audio
The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch Series #19)
by Michael ConnellyOnly Harry Bosch can uncover LA's darkest secrets in this new gripping thriller from global bestseller Michael Connelly.'What do you want me to do?' Bosch asked again.'I want you to find someone for me,' Vance said. 'Someone who might not have ever existed.'Harry Bosch is working as a part-time detective in the town of San Fernando outside of Los Angeles, when he gets the invitation to meet with the ageing aviation billionaire Whitney Vance. When he was eighteen Vance had a relationship with a Mexican girl called Vibiana Duarte, but soon after becoming pregnant she disappeared.Now, as he reaches the end of his life, Vance wants to know what happened to Vibiana and whether there is an heir to his vast fortune. And Bosch is the only person he trusts to undertake the assignment.Harry's aware that with such sums of money involved, this could be a dangerous undertaking - not just for himself, but for the person he's looking for - but as he begins to uncover Vibiana's tragic story, and finds uncanny links to his own past, he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth.
The Wrong Side of the Grass
by Stephen SolomitaA truck hijacking on a New York street goes badly awry in this new novel from an author who writes &“top-notch hard-boiled crime fiction&” (Booklist). It was a sure thing. A truck with a thousand cartons of cigarettes, at a wholesale price of sixty dollars each. Mike Tedesco had thought through the foolproof plan for the early-morning hijacking. The only tricky part was disabling the GPS system that enabled the owner to track the truck and its valuable contents. He brought along the expert who swore he could do it in three minutes. He couldn&’t, so Tedesco shot him dead in the middle of the rainy street in uptown Manhattan before fleeing the scene. NYPD Detective Dante Cepeda is called in and quickly decides he can solve this one—his great joy—as he explains to the attractive redheaded sergeant who works the case with him. The hunt leads Cepeda to a Russian mafioso, Tedesco&’s gorgeous girlfriend, a curse that needs a blood sacrifice, and a scarred pit bull who&’s survived a life of dogfights. A gritty tale of greed and casual violence, the latest crime novel from the Hammett Prize nominee is realistic, shocking, and relentlessly compelling. &“Solomita knows his city and his people, and he writes with both muscle and sensitivity.&” —Los Angeles Times &“A keen observer of humanity.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A master at capturing on paper the flavor of streetwise cops and robbers and their victims.&” —Library Journal &“Solomita has Elmore Leonard&’s flair for letting you view the world through his character&’s eyes, no matter how narrow or how bloodshot.&” —The New York Times
The Wrong Sister
by T.E. WoodsThe author of The Fixer delivers &“unexpected bombshell twists . . . [in] a standout that is not only worth reading, but devouring&” (RT Book Reviews, Top Pick).Sometimes a perfect stranger . . . From behind the wheel of her car, Tess Kincaid glimpses a woman walking down a Madison, Wisconsin, street. They&’ve never met, but Tess senses an undeniable familiarity about her. Hair color, square chin, wide-set blue eyes . . . Tess sees the same features every time she looks in the mirror.Is neither of those things. Intrigued, Tess introduces herself and discovers that she and her doppelganger, Mimi, have more than appearance in common. They even share the same birthday. Mimi—confident and outgoing where Tess is understated and shy—is convinced they&’re twins, separated shortly after birth. Tess, who&’s felt unloved and unmoored since her mother disappeared years ago, only knows that there&’s more than coincidence at play. And when a body is discovered in a local marsh, Tess is entangled in a search for the truth that will prove fascinating, disconcerting, and ultimately terrifying . . .Praise for the thrillers of T. E. Woods &“A sleek, delicious new mystery novel.&” —Tom Savage, USA Today–bestselling author &“Hot and unpredictable, this debut hurls you down the curvy gray avenues of right and wrong at about a hundred and fifty miles per hour. Strap yourself in!&” —Amanda Kyle Williams, author of Don&’t Talk to Strangers &“Pitch-perfect . . . solid characters, unpredictable twists and excellent plotting; a must-read for those who enjoy crime fiction.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Fast paced, entertaining, and delightfully sinister
The Wrong Sister: A Novel
by Claire DouglasIn this sensational thriller from the number-one internationally bestselling author, two sisters discover that the secrets they keep from each other prove to be deadly.You’ve known her all your life. Or have you?Tasha and her older sister Alice may look alike, but they couldn’t be more different. Tasha’s married with two children and still lives in their hometown near Bristol. Alice is a high-flying scientist who travels the world with her equally successful husband.Yet each sister would trust the other with her life.When Tasha and her husband Aaron need a break and Alice offers to stay in their home with the kids, Tasha knows her family is in safe hands.She couldn’t be more wrong.The call from home is devastating. Alice and her husband Kyle have been attacked, leaving Alice in intensive care and Kyle dead. Rushing to the hospital, Tasha finds the police trying to piece events together. She can’t think why anyone would attack her sister.Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha:It was supposed to be you . . .Every family has secrets. Some more deadly than others.
The Wrong Stuff (Destroyer #125)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirIt's a blast to the past for CURE when an old foe finds a new home at NASA. KILL, CRUSH DESTROY... A mechanical killer space spider goes on the rampage in Florida. This, however, is no simple angry arachnid robbing armored cars and supermarkets. It's the adopted new brainchild of the reality-challenged head of NASA and his elite cadre of Space Cadets. But not even Captain Kirk is aware of the nightmare that's been unleashed in the name of interplanetary exploration. An old enemy is back in action and, with a click and a whir, can morph from titanium spider into his ugly old android self. And with NASA and America's favorite horror writer in his steel-plated back pocket, he's got a leg-or eight-up on his true mission: destroy the Destroyer. This time, failure is not an option.
The Wrong Stuff: A Mystery (Jane Wheel Mysteries)
by Sharon FifferJane Wheel has a lot of stuff. Vintage flowerpots, postcards, Bakelite buttons, pencil sharpeners, mismatched china, linens, even old report cards from children she never knew peek out from the deepest corners of her home, threatening to envelop her entire life. Of course, she's not just a pack rat (or so she tells herself), it's her job: Jane is an antique picker, cruising garage sales and rummage tables looking for items she can turn around and sell to dealers or collectors, picking up a tidy profit. Trouble is, she does a lot of buying and so far only a little selling.When a school permission slip lost among the towering boxes in Jane's kitchen causes her son, Nick, to miss a field trip, Jane vows to get rid of it all, organizing her house and, in the process, she hopes, her life. Meanwhile, she's entertaining two offers of employment---as an associate with her friend Tim Lowry's antiques dealership and as a consultant in a private investigations firm with former police detective Bruce Oh. Unable to decide, Jane figures she'll take a crack at splitting her time between the two pursuits.Immediately, and with fragile emotions swirling from her great house-cleaning project, Jane finds herself smack in the middle of a case that will draw on both her new jobs. An antiques dealer has been accused of murder, perhaps as part of covering up an extensive furniture-counterfeiting operation. Jane can hardly wait to investigate---that is, until she learns the identity of the accused: Claire Oh, wife of her new partner Bruce. Rich in the details of junk-sale ephemera that have intrigued fans of previous Jane Wheel adventures, The Wrong Stuff is another fascinating, meticulously crafted mystery.
The Wrong Stuff: Number 125 in Series (The Destroyer #125)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirA mechanical killer space spider goes on the rampage in Florida. This, however, is no simple angry arachnid robbing armored cars and supermarkets. It's the adopted new brainchild of the reality-challenged head of NASA and his elite cadre of Space Cadets.But not even Captain Kirk is aware of the nightmare that's been unleashed in the name of interplanetary exploration. An old enemy is back in action and, with a click and a whir, can morph from titanium spider into his ugly old android self. And with NASA and America's favorite horror writer in his steel-plated back pocket, he's got a leg - or eight - up on his true mission - destroy the Destroyer.This time, failure is not an option.Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
The Wrong Track
by Carolyn KeenePosing as a reporter for a ski magazine, Nancy sets out to uncover the truth behind Rebecca Montgomery's firing from posh Tall Pines cross-country ski resort.